Sarah Mills: The magic of the May Long Weekend
Sarah Mills is looking forward to the May Long Weekend, and says the holiday holds the promise of the summer ahead, even...
Tag Archives: Education
New flight simulator at Sask. Polytech elevates commercial pilot program
Saskatchewan Polytech's commercial pilot students now have a second flight simulator on which to learn and hone their skills. The school unveiled its second ALSIM flight simulator on Tuesday in Saskat...
Mar 05, 2025
$20M for class complexity added to Sask. teachers' collective agreement
Twenty million dollars to address class complexity - the number of students in each class who require additional help beyond what teachers normally provide - has been added to the provincial collectiv...
Mar 04, 2025 Samantha Becotte, head of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, will join The Evan Bray Show on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. increases graduate retention tax credit, offering up to $24,000
The Government of Saskatchewan has increased the tax credits offered to post-secondary students who remain in the province after graduation. The provincial government announced the increase on Tuesday...
Mar 04, 2025
Nova Scotia failing to hold universities account for spending, auditor general says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's auditor general says the provincial government is not properly keeping track of the billions of dollars it is sending to universities. In a new report today, Kim Adair says Nov...
Mar 04, 2025
Survivors of Sask. boarding school to get millions in proposed settlement
LE--LA-CROSSE - Survivors of a boarding school that housed Mtis and First Nations children in Saskatchewan say they've reached an agreement in principle with the Canadian government. The le--la-Crosse...
Mar 03, 2025 Survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse residential school at the Whitecap Dakota Dunes Resort Hotel on Tues., Jan. 24, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
University teachers in Nova Scotia accuse government of going too far with new bill
HALIFAX - A group that represents 1,400 university teachers in Nova Scotia is accusing the provincial government of trying to overstep its authority. The Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers...
Mar 03, 2025
Quebec could extend religious symbols ban to school staff other than teachers
MONTREAL - The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols following a report on the state of secularism in several public schools. Education Minister Bernard Drainville announced Frid...
Feb 28, 2025
'Not a priority': Critics say Alberta falls short on health-care, education spending
EDMONTON - Critics say the Alberta government's proposed health-care and education spending in its new budget won't address long-standing problems in either sector. "Public education, once again, with...
Feb 28, 2025
Hundreds of school support workers rally at legislature as Alberta releases budget
EDMONTON - Hundreds of striking school support workers marched through the streets of downtown Edmonton to the Alberta legislature on budget day and stood outside, waving signs, blowing horns and dema...
Feb 27, 2025
Quebec caps international students but is hazy on numbers
QUBEC - Quebec is taking steps to reduce the number of international students in the province, but can't say by how many. On Wednesday, the government announced it will issue 20 per cent fewer accepta...
Feb 26, 2025
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. This week's list includes...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 16
Sask. legislature's spring session has come to a close. What's your favourite spot for boating inSask? Hear from Sask.'s...